- bronchiole
- noun Etymology: New Latin bronchiolum, diminutive of bronchia Date: circa 1860 a minute thin-walled branch of a bronchus • bronchiolar adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bronchiole
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bronchiole — [ brɔ̃ʃjɔl; brɔ̃kjɔl ] n. f. • 1877; dimin. sav. de bronche ♦ Anat. Ramification terminale des bronches. ● bronchiole nom féminin Petite bronche aboutissant aux alvéoles pulmonaires. bronchiole n. f. Nom des ramifications les plus fines des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bronchiole — Bron chi*ole, n. (Anat.) A minute bronchial tube. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bronchiole — Mod.L., from dim. of bronchia (see BRONCHIAL (Cf. bronchial)) … Etymology dictionary
bronchiolė — statusas T sritis histologija, ląstelių chemija, histologinė chemija, audinių kultūra atitikmenys: lot. Bronchiolus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bronchinis medis siauresnis terminas – išorinis dangalas siauresnis terminas – kvėpuojamoji gleivinė… … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
bronchiolė — statusas T sritis histologija atitikmenys: lot. Bronchiolus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bronchinis medis siauresnis terminas – išorinis dangalas siauresnis terminas – kvėpuojamoji gleivinė siauresnis terminas – raumeninis dangalas … Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas
bronchiole — [bräŋ′kē ōl΄] n. [ModL bronchiolum, dim. of LL bronchia, the bronchi] any of the small subdivisions of the bronchi: see LUNG … English World dictionary
bronchiole — One of approximately six generations of increasingly finer subdivisions of the bronchi, all less than 1 mm in diameter, and having no cartilage in its wall, but relatively abundant smooth muscle and elastic fibers. SYN: bronchiolus [TA].… … Medical dictionary
Bronchiole — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Bronchiole », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Les bronchioles sont les premières branches des voies respiratoires qui ne contiennent plus de cartilage. Elles sont des prolongements… … Wikipédia en Français
bronchiole — n. a subdivision of the bronchial tree that does not contain cartilage or mucous glands in its wall. Bronchioles open from the fifth or sixth generation of bronchi and extend for up to 20 more generations before reaching the terminal bronchioles … The new mediacal dictionary
bronchiole — UK [ˈbrɒŋkɪəʊl] / US [ˈbrɑŋkɪoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms bronchiole : singular bronchiole plural bronchioles medical a very small tube inside your lungs that is connected to one of your bronchi (= the two main tubes inside each lung) … English dictionary
Bronchiole — Infobox Anatomy Name = Bronchiole Latin = GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1098 Caption = Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = Bronchioles DorlandsSuf … Wikipedia
